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Alphacore and Arizona State University (ASU) propose the development of hardware and software solutions for digital twins of regions of strategic interest on the moon, for robotic mission planning in preparation for and potentially during ARTEMIS human missions. We are developing a next generation imaging system for terrain mapping in dynamic lighting and thermal conditions. When deployed aboard r ...

This Phase I SBIR will lead to the development of a bandwidth tailored pump source for high purity photon pair generation. Spontaneous parametric down conversion can be used to generate high purity photon pairs at wavelengths of interest to NASA and the broader scientific community. However, these sources are highly dependent on pulsed pump laser parameters. Traditional pulsed laser sources are la ...

Two of the largest and critical components in virtually all NASA Power Processing Units (PPUs) of spacecraft, probes and landers, are energy buffer and DC-link capacitors, used to minimize ripple current, voltage fluctuations and transient suppression. Current capacitor technologies have severe performance limitations at cryogenic temperatures, especially when combined with exposure to radiation. ...

GTLrsquo;s breakthrough ultra-lightweight composite dewar-tank technology is game changing by providing hydrogen weight fractions in excess of 59% for small tanks, with over 70% achievable with medium scale LH2 tanks, including vacuum insulation. This capability addresses a critical need in the conversion of single-aisle aircraft from Jet-A to liquid hydrogen to eliminate carbon emissions. With GT ...

Ultrasonic Technology Solutions (UTS) is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and formed as a spin-off start-up from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is proposing to develop an ultra-fastnbsp;ultrasonic washing and dryer combination for space applications.NASArsquo;s Life Support and Habitation Systems Focus Area seeks key capabilities and technology solutions that enable extended human presence in ...

In this Phase II project, Advent Diamond continues development of particle detectors which utilize doped and undoped semiconducting diamond to enable new space-based particle detection instrumentation.nbsp; The detectors will have multiple, independent active layers.nbsp; The active layers are made out of intrinsic (undoped) semiconducting diamond. The top active layer thickness can be customized ...

Polaris Aero is proposing research to revolutionize aviation Safety Management. Polaris Aero is proposing the modification of their proactive aviation Safety Management System (SMS) to a predictive SMS using Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). The key to aviation safety is not just capturing data to find trends but to understand what the data represents, how they relate to each o ...

This Phase II project aims to prototype a novel technology that can advance the state-of-the-art in high performance space computing.nbsp; The base computer technology, called ldquo;RadPCrdquo;, brings together a suite of fault recovery mechanisms that enable Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to operate reliably in the presence of space radiation that causes si ...

In response to the NASA SBIR topic Z1.05-1 ldquo;Radiation-Tolerant, High-Voltage Converters for Lunar and Mars Missionsrdquo;, Alphacore Inc. will develop a 1kW, 100-Vdc to 1,000-Vdc radiation-tolerant, bidirectional, high-voltage, high-gain, lightweight, high-efficiency, DC-DC converter based on a mixed-signal (analog/digital) power management integrated circuit (PMIC) driving external Wide Band ...

The need for Extreme Radiation Hard Neuromorphic Hardware is overwhelming for NASA, other government agencies and private industry. Neuromorphic computing is recognized by the electronics industry and aerospace industry as a promising tool for enabling high-performance computing and ultra-low power consumption to achieve what clients need. Satellites, Rovers and other key assets impose limits on s ...